raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, headway on inner to track leaders 10f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, ridden along and dropped to rear 13f out, ridden and headway 2f out, plugged on
dwelt, held up, smooth headway to track leaders over 3f out, joined leaders on bit over 1f out, shaken up to lead approaching final furlong, edged left and idled inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 8f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened over 1f out
soon pushed along in rear, ridden 16f out, driven 6f out, headway to press leaders 4f out, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
SUPRISE VENDOR won the first round of this Stayers Championship over track and trip last time. Upped 4lb, he can still confirm running with the placed horses Tuscan Gold and Madam Lilibet while Stickleback and Riptide finished further behind. Tuscan Gold should be thereabouts again re-opposing on better terms while Salford Dream ran well over 2m at Redcar a fortnight ago and can also figure. Chevalgris continues his slide down the weights and finished a bit closer last time and Irish raider Point The Toes scored over 2m1f at Carlisle last year.
Riptide 6-1fav (9-12) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 20l behind Suprise Vendor (8-11) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Tuscan Gold 14-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on well, never reached winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Suprise Vendor (8-11) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Madam Lilibet (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Midfield, lost place after 4f, rallied over 6f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on well, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Suprise Vendor (8-11) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Point The Toes (IRE) 66-1 (8-2) Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra straight, weakened, last of 7, 23l behind Sharjah (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcap pol in Jan.
Chevalgris 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 50 yards, 5th of 12, 5l behind Sherman McCoy (9-3) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Suprise Vendor (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Made all, hard driven over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Tuscan Gold (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Stickleback 25-1 (8-7) Behind, reminders before halfway, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 14, 7l behind Suprise Vendor (8-11) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Salford Dream 15-2 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Politbureau (8-9) at Redcar 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.